Katatonia is a Swedish doom metal band formed in Stockholm in 1991 by Jonas… Read Full Bio ↴Katatonia is a Swedish doom metal band formed in Stockholm in 1991 by Jonas Renkse and Anders Nyström. The band started as a studio-only project for the duo, as an outlet for the band's love of death metal/doom metal. Increasing popularity led them to add more band members for live performances, though outside of the band's founders, the lineup was a constantly changing, revolving door of musicians throughout the 1990s, notably including Mikael Åkerfeldt of the band Opeth for a period. After two death/doom albums, Dance of December Souls (1993) and Brave Murder Day (1996), problems with Renkse's vocal cords coupled with new musical influences led the band away from the screamed vocals of death metal to a sound combining elements of doom metal, alternative metal and progressive metal.

The band released two more albums, Discouraged Ones (1998) and Tonight's Decision (1999), before settling into a stable quintet lineup for all of the 2000s. The band released four more albums with said lineup: Last Fair Deal Gone Down (2001), Viva Emptiness (2003), The Great Cold Distance (2006) and Night Is the New Day (2009), with the band slowly moving away from their metal sound while adding more progressive rock sounds to their work over time. While lineup changes started up again into the 2010s, Renkse and Nyström persisted, and the band continued on to release their ninth and tenth studio albums, Dead End Kings (2012) and The Fall of Hearts (2016). After touring in support of the album through 2017, the band entered a hiatus at the beginning of 2018. The band returned from their hiatus in February 2019, with their eleventh studio album, City Burials, released in April 2020 and twelfth studio album, Sky Void of Stars (2023).

Full Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katatonia

Studio albums
Dance of December Souls (1993)
Brave Murder Day (1996)
Discouraged Ones (1998)
Tonight's Decision (1999)
Last Fair Deal Gone Down (2001)
Viva Emptiness (2003)
The Great Cold Distance (2006)
Night Is the New Day (2009)
Dead End Kings (2012)
The Fall of Hearts (2016)
City Burials (2020)
Sky Void of Stars (2023)

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Katatonia was a Polish death/thrash metal band. They released one demo, "It's Only a Dream", in 1993 before splitting up. See here: https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Katatonia/55254

Black Session
Katatonia Lyrics

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I sense infliction in the air
It's only me
I'm fucking up old times
It's a remembrance

O this
Black session in my mind
O the black

I was too weak to fight
Once more I let go
It is a black session
An invitation of sorts

I keep on living in this my only wish
That life will be good someday
I keep on losing my sleep because of this
Seems so hard just to stay

So if you come by just this last time
I'll be here
And I will talk to you like
If this had never been

O this

Black session in my mind
O the black

Overall Meaning

The opening line of "Black Session" by Katatonia hints towards a feeling of unease or discomfort, with the singer sensing "infliction in the air." The subsequent lines reveal that it is in fact the singer themselves who is causing this distress, as they confess that they are "fucking up old times" and that the song as a whole is a "remembrance." The lyrics suggest a tone of regret and possibly even self-loathing, with the singer acknowledging that they were "too weak to fight" and that they have given in to something that has brought about this "black session" in their mind.

The second half of the song takes on a more melancholic feel, with the singer expressing their hope that life will get better and their frustration at the difficulty of simply existing. Despite this, they seem to long for connection with another person and promise to talk to them as if nothing has changed, even though they know that this is not possible. Overall, the lyrics of "Black Session" explore themes of regret, self-doubt, and the struggle to find hope in difficult times.

Line by Line Meaning

I sense infliction in the air
I feel like something is wrong or negative is going to happen

It's only me
But I know it's just me feeling this way and not an actual physical danger

I'm fucking up old times
My negative emotions are causing me to negatively perceive and remember past events

It's a remembrance
These emotions are a reminder of past pain and hurt

O this Black session in my mind
This negative emotional state that I'm in is overwhelming and all-consuming, like a dark cloud over my thoughts

O the black
The feeling of darkness is so intense and powerful it feels like it's taking over my entire being

I was too weak to fight
I don't have the strength or ability to resist these negative emotions

Once more I let go
I am giving in to the negative emotions and allowing them to control me again

It is a black session
My emotional state is so completely negative, it feels like it's a blackout or a session of darkness

An invitation of sorts
These negative emotions can feel like they are inviting me to succumb to them even more

I keep on living in this my only wish
Despite everything, all I really want is to have a good life someday

That life will be good someday
The only thing that keeps me going is the hope that things will get better eventually

I keep on losing my sleep because of this
My negative emotional state is causing me to have trouble sleeping and feel restless

Seems so hard just to stay
It's difficult to keep going and remain positive when everything feels so negative

So if you come by just this last time
If someone were to visit me one last time before things get worse, I would appreciate it

I'll be here
Despite everything, I will still be present and trying to get through this

And I will talk to you like if this had never been
I will try to pretend that everything is okay, even if it's not, just to have some sense of normalcy and positivity in my life

Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: ANDERS NYSTROM, JONAS PETTER RENKSE

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01For My Demons5:43

02I Am Nothing4:37

03In Death, a Song4:51

04Had To (Leave)6:03

05This Punishment2:46

06Right Into The Bliss5:04

07No Good Can Come of This4:24

08Strained4:15

09A Darkness Coming5:01

10Nightmares by the Sea4:15

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Most interesting comment from YouTube:

Antony Vinco

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Tracklist:
00:00:00 - Teargas
00:03:23 - Right Into The Bliss
00:08:27 - Criminals
00:12:15 - Help Me Disappear
00:17:28 - Nerve
00:21:59 - The Future Of Speech
00:27:38 - Ghost Of The Sun
00:31:46 - I Am Nothing
00:36:22 - Deadhouse
00:40:58 - Passing Bird
00:44:36 - Sleeper
00:48:44 - Sulfur
00:55:07 - No Devotion
00:59:56 - Chrome
01:05:10 - A Premonition
01:08:45 - Dispossession
01:14:21 - Cold Ways
01:19:44 - Nightmares By The Sea
01:24:00 - O How I Enjoy The Light
01:26:44 - Evidence
01:31:21 - March 4
01:35:14 - I Break
01:39:37 - For My Demons
01:45:20 - Omerta
01:48:18 - Tonight's Music
01:52:38 - Stalemate
01:56:57 - Wait Outside
02:00:35 - Fractured
02:06:27 - Sweet Nurse
02:10:23 - Black Session

All comments from YouTube:

Antony Vinco

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Peter Giordano

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I worship this band, and that's hilarious, as this isn't my type of music.

Their songs are beautiful, and for reasons that elude me, sooth my nerves.